Des"tine (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destined (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Destining.] [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of
stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Obstinate.] To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a
future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or
by an authoritative decree;
to doom; to
ordain or preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object preceded by to or for. We
are decreed,
Reserved,
and destined to eternal woe.
Milton. Till the loathsome opposite
Of all my heart
had destined, did obtain. Tennyson.
Not enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way. Longfellow. Syn. -- To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend; devote; consecrate; doom.
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